A. F. (Augustus Ferryman) Mockler-Ferryman

Born in 1856, Augustus Ferryman Mockler-Ferryman wrote under the name A. F. Mockler-Ferryman and is consistently described in library and book records as a British Army officer, later Lieutenant-Colonel. His published work shows a strong lifelong interest in military history, soldiering, and the institutions of the British Army.

He produced a wide range of books, including Annals of Sandhurst, Military Sketching and Reconnaissance, The Life of a Regimental Officer During the Great War, 1793-1815, and regimental works connected with the 43rd and 52nd Light Infantry. He also wrote travel and regional books such as Peeps at Many Lands: Norway and studies of British West Africa and Nigeria, along with fiction including The Treasure of the Tigris.

That mix of soldierly experience and storytelling gives his work much of its appeal today. Whether he was explaining military practice, recounting campaigns, or describing places on the edge of empire, he wrote in a direct, readable way that still offers a vivid glimpse into late Victorian and early 20th-century British interests and attitudes.